Reclaimed Vintage Scarf

Shopping for a piece of reclaimed wood furniture? From beams to doors to dining tables, reclaimed wood imbues even brand-new spaces with warmth and a sense of history.

In today’s homes, a reclaimed wood bench, side table or bookcase can add texture and a provocative focal point to a bedroom or living room. A live-edge coffee table is reliably attention-getting as functional art, while a blend of driftwood and weather-worn wood alongside your teak lounge chairs can lend emphasis to a space’s existing beach-house ambiance or draw eyes to the tranquil “California Coastal” style you’ve long been perfecting. And no cozy farmhouse kitchen is complete without a rolling metal-and-reclaimed-wood cart, leather stools and black-granite counters under its exposed rough-hewn wood beams, right?

Every piece of wood tells a story, especially wood recovered from 400-year-old shipwrecks or from devastating earthquakes. Environmentally minded furniture designers and makers are telling the fascinating stories of reclaimed trees by giving them a second life in the form of functional rustic-style furniture and lighting.

Tréology is a New Zealand–based company that continues a 150-year-old family tradition of furniture making. Its mission is to connect people with nature through contemporary organic furniture such as its mid-century modern-inspired desks, dining room tables, stools and other pieces.

In Kingston, New York, the cofounder of New York Heartwoods, a sustainable furniture and woodworking business, Megan Offner helps clients part with their broken, diseased or fallen trees by turning them into sleek tables, case pieces and other furniture that is inspired by Shaker tradition as well as modernist designers.

The combination of this unusually sourced wood with master craftsmanship results in one-of-a-kind pieces that can be cherished for generations. Today, there are many extraordinary practitioners of this eco-friendly form of design — find their reclaimed wood furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

An empty wall in your home is a blank canvas, and that’s good news. Whether you’ve chosen to arrange a collage of paintings in a hallway or carefully position a handful of wall-mounted sculptures in your dining room, there are a lot of options for beautifying your space with the antique and vintage wall decor and decorations available on 1stDibs.

If you’re seeking inspiration for your wall decor, we’ve got some ideas (and we can show you how to arrange wall art, too).

“I recommend leaving enough space above the piece of furniture to allow for usable workspace and to protect the art from other items damaging it,” says Susana Simonpietri, of Brooklyn home design studio Chango & Co.

Hanging a single attention-grabbing large-scale print or poster over your bar or bar cart can prove intoxicating, but the maximalist approach of a salon-style hang, a practice rooted in 17th-century France, can help showcase works of various shapes, styles and sizes on a single wall or part of a wall.

If you’re planning on creating an accent wall — or just aiming to bring a variety of colors and textures into a bedroom — there is more than one way to decorate with wallpaper. Otherwise, don’t overlook what textiles can introduce to a space. A vintage tapestry can work wonders and will be easy to move when you’ve found that dream apartment in another borough.

Express your taste and personality with the right ornamental touch for the walls of your home or office — find a range of contemporary art, vintage photography, paintings and other wall decor and decorations on 1stDibs now.